Bahasa for Basil
Basil is known as
daun selaseh
.
Baking beans
Baking beans are just any beans. It can be soya beans, black-eyed
beans or black beans. They are beans that are placed on pastry
casing to be baked blind.
Barbados sugar
Barbados sugar is actually small crystals of refined white sugar
treated with dark grade molasses. It is moist and dark brown in
colour. It is used in baking and in confectionery and as
toppings.
Basil
Basil is a versatile herb which has a distinctive scent reminiscent
of anise, and a warm, sweet, aromatic, mildly pungent flavour.
Local basil is known as
selasih
. Basil comes in several varieties, some with a strong scent,
others with a milder, more lemony scent.
Bay leaves
Bay leaves (also known as laurel), from the sweet bay tree, a
native of the Mediterranean region, are often used to flavour soups
and casserole dishes. Just a single leaf added to a stew will make
a whole lot of difference to the dish.
Belimbing buluh
Belimbing buluh is a small oblong acidic fruit used in some Malay
and Chinese dishes.
Beurre manie
Beurre manie is a paste made from well-blended equal parts of
softened butter and flour. It is used as a thickening for sauces
and stews.
Bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda is used as a leavening agent for cakes,
biscuits and teabreads. It is a natural alkaline product which
reacts with the acids in ingredients such as yoghurt, sour milk or
spices.
Bisque
Bisque is a thick, rich seafood soup made with lobster, crabs or
prawn meat and is often flavoured with liquor (brandy).
Black Pepper
Black Pepper or
lada hitam
is the spiciest pepper that comes from berries that are picked
unripe. It has a sharp, pungent aroma and flavour.
Black pomfret
Black pomfret or
hak cheong
(
bawal hitam
) tastes beautiful in curries with a santan base while threadfin
or
ma yeow
(
kurau
) can be steamed or fried. You can also use the fillet for
porridge.
Black vinegar
Black vinegar is deep brown in colour and has a strong flavour. It
is a flavouring agent, used occasionally as a condiment.
Bread improver
Bread improver adds texture and volume to the bread.
Bread softener
Bread softener keeps the bread soft and moist.
Brie
Brie is a soft ripened cow's milk cheese that is made in the shape
of a flat disc of varying diameter. The rind is thin and velvety
white but it has a thick ivory yellow satiny interior. When fully
ripe, it bulges and has a buttery to pungent flavour. The
Brown sugar
Brown sugar is granular refined sugar with some impurities left in
or molasses added.
Brunoise
Brunoise is a French word which means "dicing vegetables".
Different methods of preparation require cubes of varying sizes.
"Fine brunoise" means dicing into cubes of 0.2cm (i.e. very tiny
pieces), "small brunoise" indicates cubes of 0.4cm while "medium
b
Bundt
A bundt tin is the same as a kugelhopf tin. It is fluted with a
tube in the centre. This sort of mould gives your cake or dessert
an elegant look.
Bunga lawang
Star anise is a sweet-smelling spice that's shaped like a star. It
is known as
bunga lawang
in Bahasa Malaysia and
pat kok in
Chinese. Star anise can be used when braising or stewing meat
dishes and also to add flavour to curry dishes. Likewise, this
sweet-smelling spice can add a lovely flavour to freshly brewed
tea.
Burdock
Burdock is a long, tapering brown root called
gobo
in Japanese. The Cantonese name for it is
ngau pong
. Burdock root can be used in salads or cooked with meat and other
vegetables in soups and stews.
Burnt and normal garlic
Garlic with a brownish, burnt skin is garlic that has been roasted
with the skin on. This type of garlic gives an added burnt flavour
and aroma to certain stir-fried dishes. When used in curries,
however, this type of garlic, when pounded or blended with
Buttermilk
Buttermilk is the low-fat liquid left after the cream has been
removed when making butter. Commercialised buttermilk is made from
skimmed milk and milk powder and is cultured in the same way as
yoghurt.

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